This regulation is established on the basis of subsection 18 (5) and subsection 23 (10) of the Building Act.

Chapter 1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

§ 1. Scope of application

(1) This Regulation establishes minimum requirements for the development stages of building design documentation (hereinafter: building design stage) and documents related to building design documentation.(2) The scope of application of this Regulation does not include construction design documentation prepared on the basis of the Roads Act and the legislation arising therefrom.

§ 2. Building design documentation

(1) Building design documentation is a set of documents which are necessary for the building and use of a construction work or a part thereof, including specifications, technical drawings, instructions on maintenance and other relevant documents (explanatory diagrams, tables and charts for drawings, expert opinions and survey reports and other documents). In addition to other information, the building design documentation contains technical specifications submitted to the local government for application of the written approval, building permit and authorization for use.(2) The building design documentation must enable to check the conformance of the construction work to the requirements established for the construction works in the laws and legislation established based on them.(3) The building design documentation is prepared based on the client requests and needs, terms of reference given by the client and in accordance with the comprehensive plan, detailed plan or design specifications and restrictions of the immovable, if any.(4) The contracting authority and the designer can agree on more precise and complete volume and completeness of the building design documentation than provided for in this regulation.

§ 3. Client of the building design documentation

The client for building design documentation or its representative provides the terms of reference, orders the work and makes choices among solutions presented in building design documentation and approves the principles of a technical solution selected. A client for building design documentation is a person interested in the performance of the construction work who is the owner of the construction work or land under the construction work or the owner of the registered immovable or an utility network or utility work.

§ 4. Parts of the building design documentation

(1) Based on the nature of the building, the building design documentation generally contains the following parts in relevant precision: General arrangement part, architectural part, fire safety part, structural part, heating and ventilation part, water supply and sewage part, electrical installation part, gas supply part and other significant parts related to the building, if appropriate.(2) Parts of the building design documentation are prepared based on the provisions of laws and other legislation and technical norms, standards, design work or other norms or descriptions which use is agreed upon.(3) If appropriate, different parts of building design documentation can be combined for mutual complementation but without impairing the legibility of the building design documentation. The chief designer shall ensure the mutual compatibility of the different parts of the building design documentation. The chief designer is the person responsible for the completeness and compatibility of the different parts of the building design documentation and who enters into the contractual relationship with the client.

§ 5. Building design documentation stages

(1) The building design documentation can be prepared in three stages: preliminary, principal and operational building design documentation.(2) The principles of technical solutions presented at the completed building design documentation stage are approved by the client in a form reproducible in writing.(3) Building design documentation at a preliminary stage with possible additional terms and conditions constitute binding terms of reference for the preparation of the subsequent building design documentation stage.

§ 6. Documents of the building design documentation

(1) Each part of building design documentation consists of the documents mentioned in subsection 2 (1) of this Regulation at the respective stage. If appropriate, instructions on maintenance shall be provided in the case and by the procedure indicated in subsection 12 (3). Documents of the building design documentation supplement each other.(2) In case of discrepancies between different documents of the building design documentation, the text of the specifications shall prevail, followed by the drawings and other documents included in the building design documentation.(3) If all required information is specified in the drawings of the operational building design documentation stage as references and notes, it is not mandatory to submit specifications, tables, charts and other documents providing additional information. If the specifications are not submitted, then in case of discrepancies the drawings shall prevail, followed by other documents within the building design documentation.

§ 7. General requirements for format

(1) The building design documentation shall be prepared so that it is legible, without discrepancies and understandable and unambiguous for a qualified specialist.(2) All volumes of the parts of the building design documentation must be provided with a title page containing the following information:1) job number;2) job name;3) address(es) of the building;4) Business name, contact information, commercial register code and registration number in the register of economic activities which allows operation in the field of building work of the person who has prepared the building design documentation;5) business name, contact information, commercial register code and registration number in the register of economic activities of the main contractor (if any) or chief designer (if any);6) time of completion of the job;7) sequence symbol of the finished alternative if different technical solutions have been developed at a particular stage for which several alternative solutions have been presented;8) client’s name and contact information;9) name and contact information of the owner of the registered immovable;10) stage of the building design documentation or name of the technical documentation. If one of the building design documentation stages consists of more than one volume, each volume must be marked with name of the building design documentation part, volume number and total number of volumes.11) names and signatures of the responsible specialists of the design undertaking which prepared or verified the building design documentation.(3) Each page of a document (specifications, drawing, table, chart, etc.) shall be provided with the minimum of the following information:1) job number;2) job name;3) address(es) of the building;4) business name of the person who prepared the document;5) time of issue of the job;6) sequence symbol of the finished alternative if different technical solutions have been developed at a particular stage for which several alternative solutions have been presented;7) stage of the building design documentation or name of the technical documentation;8) names and signatures of the responsible specialists of the design undertaking which prepared or verified the building design documentation. The textual part of specifications, figure, table or chart prepared on several numbered pages can have signature only on the page with the name of the specialist responsible for its preparation or its verifier;9) page number (of specifications, tables or charts) or the number of a drawing. Page numbers shall include the page order number followed by the total number of pages in the document (specifications, table, chart).(4) The original building design documentation can also be issued digitally, and signed digitally. In that case the words /digitally signed/ between the slashes are added to the place of the signature.(5) The building design documentation must include a table of contents and list of drawings.(6) The object on the building design documentation drawings is presented in a 2D or 3D format. For informative purposes, the virtual models or 3D models can be added to the building design documentation.

Chapter 2 BUILDING DESIGN DOCUMENTATION STAGES AND THEIR PRIOR AND SUBSEQUENT TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

§ 8. Draft plan of construction work

(1) A draft plan can be prepared before preparation of the building design documentation.(2) A draft plan of construction work is a set of sketches and their explanatory documents, prepared to provide the client a comprehensive spatial solution linked as much as possible with plans and the surrounding space considering different interests in a balanced manner.(3) The draft plan provides one or several alternatives about planned building or its part thereof. The draft plan must express and enable to assess the visual compatibility, interrelations of internal and external space, planned use of the designed land and compare and analyse the provided alternatives.(4) A draft plan of construction work is not building design documentation as defined in section 18 of the Building Act and does not have to conform to the formal requirements provided in section 7 of this Regulation.(5) Objects are presented in the 2D or 3D format in the drawings of a draft plan of construction work. The drawings are provided in most common scales. A provided drawing must be legible and understandable, and unambiguous. For informative purposes, the virtual models or 3D models can be added to the draft plan.(6) The draft plan is elaborated on such level that it is possible to make suggestions to the technical solutions of the building parts and building technologies based on that. A draft plan of construction work can serve as a source document in the preparation of building design documentation.

§ 9. Technological design

(1) A technological design can be prepared before preparation of the building design documentation.(2) Technological design is a set of drafts and documents explaining them with the purpose to give a layout and spatial solution (with the height dimension) for location of the technological equipment and production lines, vertical and horizontal transport, storage of materials and production and organisation of reloading and other similar with other technological special requirements and restrictions. A technological design is not building design documentation as defined in section 18 of the Building Act and does not have to conform to the formal requirements provided in section 7 of this Regulation.(3) The technological design presents the special requirements and restrictions based on the load, vibration, emissions (pollution and other), noise, need for getting different resources and utilization of waste following the technology primarily to the architecture, structures, lighting fixtures, ventilation, water supply and sewage.(4) The object on the technological design drawings is presented in a 2D or 3D format. The drawings are provided in most common scales. The provided drawing must be legible and understandable and unambiguous for the qualified specialist. For informative purposes, the virtual models or 3D models can be added to the technological design.(5) The technological design is prepared with precision necessary for provision of source data for preparation of the relevant stage of the building design documentation. A technological design can be one of the source documents for the preparation of the building design documentation. Architectural and technical solution of the building design documentation prepared based on the technological design is approved by the person preparing the technological design and the client.

§ 10. General requirements for the preliminary building design documentation

(1) In addition to the provisions of section 19 of the Building Act, the preliminary building design documentation shall be prepared on the basis of the terms of reference presented by the client, the basic geodetic plan, results of geological surveys and information from studies in other fields (noise, pollution and vibration mapping, etc.) and, if appropriate, the draft plan of construction work or technological design or both.(2) The preliminary building design documentation also provides data and building design documentation parts about the construction work which are relevant and which are expedient and possible to define.(3) Preliminary building design documentation shall present adequate, legible and correct information on the construction work planned and on its conformity with requirements established in the laws and in the legislation established on the basis thereof. It must be possible to determine approximate building cost based on the preliminary building design documentation.(4) Preliminary building design documentation shall include an analysis of the cost efficiency of technical and architectural solutions and the appropriateness of technical solutions. The preliminary building design documentation contains the justification of the selected solution and the alternative selected for building a building services installation systems and technical infrastructure servicing the building as an output. The preliminary building design documentation must also contain the description of the size and layout of the technology and equipment, restrictions following their use, conceptual layout and dimensions of the service clearances and transport corridors and other specific requirements.(5) Preliminary building design documentation establishes the intended service life of the construction work according to the information available at the time of preparation of the design documentation; it is the period from the building of construction work or a part thereof until its demolition. The preliminary building design documentation stage establishes the requirements to the quality and solves issues concerning safe use of the building.(6) Architectural and general arrangement related solution of the planned building contained in the preliminary building design documentation is provided graphically and as a description in specifications; other solutions are provided at least in the specifications. The specifications contain a separate chapter based on subsection 3 (9) of the Building Act on solutions which ensure the accessibility to and usability of public building and construction works by persons with reduced mobility and by visually impaired and hearing impaired persons.(7) The solution of the general arrangement, utility networks and technical infrastructure, roads, squares, logistic, green areas and small forms must be provided as a plan as well as with height dimensions and related to the geodetic system and consider the objects situated on the same site.

§ 11. General requirements for the principal building design

(1) Principal building design documentation shall be prepared on the basis of the provisions of subsection 10 (1) of this Regulation and the preliminary building design documentation, if it has been prepared.(2) Principal building design documentation shall develop further the solutions provided in the preliminary building design documentation and shall develop the basic solutions of construction work so that different parts of building design documentation are consistent and integrated. The principal building design documentation presents architectural and technical solutions and all important technical requirements for construction products, the construction work and parts thereof. The provided solutions must be verified and brought into conformity.(3) Technical information and description of building’s quality is contained in the principal building design documentation in a volume, which enables to determine the budgetary building cost, organize construction procurement and prepare the price quote for building.(4) Description of the significant architectural and technical parameters of the building contained in the principal building design documentation is provided as the set of drawings and technical specifications on a level giving clear and unambiguous technical solutions. Principal building design documentation contains the technical parameters of the construction products used and equipment selected and the requirements set therefor. Principal building design documentation does not specify techniques of construction technology and key solutions of construction, architecture and construction technology. Principal building design documentation provides the conceptual standard solutions for important assemblies (base, eave, corners, jambs, etc.). Manufacturers and the names of their equipment and construction products are not mentioned, as a rule.(5) The solution of the general arrangement (location of buildings on the site), utility networks and technical infrastructure, roads, squares, logistic, green areas and small forms must be provided as a plan as well as with height dimensions and related to the geodetic systems and in accordance with the objects situated in the same site.(6) It is assumed that the principal building design documentation conforms to the requirements if it is prepared according to the principles presented in this section and if principal building design documentation contains information required as minimum from principal building design documentation by the Estonian standard EVS 811 in respect of buildings and EVS 907 in respect of civil engineering works or equivalent information.

§ 12. General requirements for the operational building design documentation

(1) In addition to provisions of subsection 10 (1) of this Regulation, the operational building design documentation shall be prepared on the basis of the earlier prepared stages of building design documentation, and, if any, the plan for organisation of building work, product information on construction products, finalised technological or aesthetic preferences and restrictions.(2) Operational building design documentation specifies the solutions provided in preliminary building design documentation and principal building design documentation in such a manner that the construction work could be fully completed after the preparation of the plan for organisation of building work, product drawings and other documents related to building work (if their preparation is regarded necessary in the course of building works). The architectural and technical solutions presented in operational building design documentation and all important technical requirements for construction products, the construction work and parts thereof have to be verified and brought into mutual conformity. The operational building design documentation contains the technical information and description of the building quality in a volume enabling to specify the building cost, perform building works, and assemble and set up equipment.(3) If special requirements have been established to parts of the construction work or to the maintenance of building products used in the construction work, the maintenance instruction shall be provided in the specifications of operational building design documentation.(4) The operational building design documentation contains the drawings and manuals necessary for performance of the technical solutions provided in the principal building design documentation with indications of the special requirements. The drawings for operational building design documentation, their scales and format shall be as convenient as possible for use at construction sites as basic material for the performance of building work. If possible, any notes and additional requirements shall be presented in the drawings in such a manner that it would not be necessary to follow several drawings and the specifications at the same time.(5) It is presumed at preparation of the operational building design documentation that the trained and experienced labour force is used at performance of the building works under the guidance of the engineering personnel.(6) The operational building design documentation provides final selection of construction products, make and manufacturer of selected equipment and construction products and gives instructions for the setup, if necessary. Selected construction products and equipment and their installation and setup is described in the drawings, tables or list of products.(7) If it is not possible to present the final solution of different assemblies due to insufficiency of source information, the approximate technical solution of the assemblies shall be provided together with a reference to the parameters that shall be specified and to the persons who shall specify them in the course of the building work after opening the assembly and before continuation of the building work.(8) Operational building design documentation is prepared considering that in addition to the building design documentation, the building work follows also the existing standard solutions (including installation manuals, product catalogues, etc.) which shall not be indicated in building design documentation. If the standard solutions are applied to a specific situation, it is indicated in the operational building design documentation.(9) The solution of the general arrangement, utility networks and technical infrastructure, roads, squares, logistic, green areas and small forms must be provided as a plan as well as with height dimensions and related to the geodetic system. The solutions of the systems and civil engineering works presented and their locations have to match and be mutually compatible to prevent interfering in their building and functioning and to make it possible to maintain and repair them.(10) It is assumed that the operational building design documentation conforms to the requirements if it is prepared according to the principles presented in this section and if operational building design documentation contains minimum of information required from operational building design documentation by the Estonian standard EVS 811 in respect of buildings and EVS 907 in respect of civil engineering works or equivalent information.

§ 13. Product drawings

(1) Product drawings are prepared for the manufacturing of construction products in case production of the construction product must consider the requirements and restrictions prescribed for a specific building. Product drawings do not constitute building design documentation as defined in section 18 of the Building Act.(2) Product drawings shall be prepared on the basis of operational building design documentation (in exceptional cases, principal building design documentation), finalised technological or aesthetic preferences and restrictions, technical and technological possibilities of the manufacturer of the building product, specific features of the raw materials and source materials.(3) The product drawings provide the detailed drawings of the construction product in such a precision which gives sufficient information for quality manufacturing of the construction product and performance of the manufacturing process, considering the possibilities, technology of a specific manufacturing unit and distinctive features of the product, including quality requirements prescribed for the product and storage, transport and assembly conditions.(4) The manufacturer or designer prepares the product drawings in a freely selected form and scale.

§ 14. Building works organisation plan

(1) In the course of preparations for building work, the contractor may prepare a written plan for organisation of building work before starting work at the construction site. If necessary, the customer may request preparation of a building works organisation plan from the contractor. A building works organisation plan does not constitute building design documentation as defined in section 18 of the Building Act.(2) A building works organisation plan provides instructions for the safe, cost effective and sustainable use of the area of the construction site and for the safe and effective assembly of building products and equipment according to the actual possibilities and restrictions in the performance of building work.(3) A building works organisation plan shall be based on the building design documentation prepared, product drawings, occupational safety requirements, technical specifications of the construction machinery and equipment used and the special conditions arising from their location, and the planned duration of building work and the logistics at the construction site.(4) The building works organisation plan describes occupational safety, traffic arrangement, parking, storage, hygiene, catering, smoking, horizontal and vertical transport, safety, temporary enclosures, scaffoldings, dumping of soil, fire safety, ground maintenance and waste treatment, locations of hydrants and other similar. If the building works influence the presumed traffic on public roads, organisation of traffic during the building works must be described. If the construction works involve the road works for the purpose of the “Roads Act”, the Regulation no. 69 “Traffic management requirements at road works” of the Minister of the Economic Affairs and Communications of 16 April 2003 shall be followed.(5) The building works organisation plan gives, as appropriate, instructions for assembly of construction products and equipment from arrival to the site until final fixing in the building. If appropriate, the building works organisation plan provides the assembly schemes, casting stages, formwork design, location of cranes and lifts, temporary supports, supporting of building time slopes, temporary utility systems and networks, technological methods, instructions for safe performance of the building works and other necessary instructions of the person who prepared the plan for performance of the building works.(6) The object presented in the drawings of a building organisation plan is provided in 2D or 3D format. The drawings are provided in most common scales. Upon agreement between the parties, the object can be presented as a virtual model or 3D model.(7) If the provisions of subsections (4) and (5) have been included in the occupational safety plan prepared on the basis of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the description of these requirements in the plan for organisation of building work shall not be required.

§ 15. Amendments to the building design documentation

(1) If it is necessary to modify the technical solutions provided in the building design documentation for construction work, a part of the construction work or a utility system in the course of building work, and due to the extent, nature or volume of the modifications issuing of a new building permit according to subsection 23 (81 ) and clause 28 (1) 6) of the Building Act is not required, a respective amendment to building design documentation shall be executed.(2) Amendments to building design documentation contain technical solutions which make it possible to use alternative building products different from those in the original building design documentation or to correct possible errors or inaccuracies in building design documentation. Proposals and justifications for entering amendments of the interested parties are the basis for the changes.(3) The design contractor prepares the amendment to the building design documentation. The amendments are coordinated in a format, which can be reproduced in writing with the client and in case the person preparing the modifications has not prepared the initial building design documentation, then also the person who prepared the initial building design documentation. An amendment to building design documentation shall be delivered to the contractor and to the performer of owner’s supervision. The person making the amendment ensures compliance of the amendment with the building and the modified building design documentation.(4) The building design documentation amendment is prepared in a format which can be reproduced in writing. The amendment must be legible and understandable and unambiguous for the qualified specialist, related to the initial building design documentation and identifiable via the drawing, compiler and preparation time of the building design documentation. The amendment is added to the relevant part of the building design documentation. An additional specification shall be prepared concerning an amendment to the building design documentation, presenting the reasons for making the amendment, justifications for and explanations to the new solution, and possible effects of implementation of the amendment, unless these have been presented in the drawing.(5) In the execution of the amendment to building design documentation, the information provided in clauses 7 (3) 3), 7 (3) 4), 7 (3) 5) and 7 (3) 8) of this Regulation shall be added to the amendment to the building design documentation. Due to documents added as a result of amendments, the building design undertaking shall also add a list of effective drawings, which includes in addition to the original list of drawings also the drawings which have been added, replaced or become invalid, in order to provide an adequate overview of effective drawings.

Chapter 3 REQUIREMENTS TO THE BUILDING DESIGN DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED AT APPLICATION OF THE BUILDING PERMIT

§ 16. Building design documentation to be presented when applying for a building permit

(1) An applicant of the building permit submits the building design documentation in the stage of the preliminary building design documentation or at choice of the applicant in some subsequent building design documentation stage for application of a building permit. Building design documentation shall be assessed regardless of the stage of the building design documentation presented, proceeding from the volume of the preliminary building design documentation. The building design documentation is submitted on paper in two copies or digitally. If building design documentation is presented in digital form, it has to be viewable in common formats, which can be handled without special paid software.(2) To implement the integral solutions included in plans, the building design documentation is, as a rule, submitted for application of a building permit together with the general arrangement part.

§ 17. Parts of the building design documentation submitted for application of a building permit

(1) Data and building design documentation parts which are relevant and which are expedient and possible to define therein are provided in the preliminary building design documentation submitted for application of a building permit.(2) The building design documentation submitted for application of a building permit contain:1) general arrangement part;2) architectural part;3) structural part;4) heating and ventilation part;5) water supply and sewage part;6) part on electrical and low-current installations;7) fire safety part;8) energy performance part;9) other important parts related to the construction work (e.g. a part on gas installation, etc.);10) on request of the issuer of the building permit, the extracts of the survey reports.(3) In the case of reconstruction of construction work, the building design documentation shall contain in addition to the documents listed in subsections (1) and (2) also the as-built drawings of the existing construction work and the information on the expert opinion on the existing construction work.

§ 18. General arrangement part

When applying for a building permit, the layout part presented shall contain drawings which show the location of the construction work and maintenance status of the plot of land, traffic pattern, plan of pavements and landscaping, vertical planning solutions, master plan of utility networks and utility work and other similar relevant and necessary information. If possible, the listed drawings can be combined on conditions that this does not worsen the readability and clarity of the drawings.

§ 19. Architectural part

(1) Minimum of the following is determined at application of the building permit:1) architectural solution of the construction work;2) service life of construction work;3) main structural description of the building with indication of main construction products;4) architectural requirements for external enclosures and description of finishing;5) thermal and noise insulation of peripheral structures;6) requirements for the accessibility to and usability of public construction works by persons with reduced mobility and by visually impaired and hearing impaired persons, and solutions for ensuring their fulfilment;7) requirements for interior finishing following the requirements established for the building in laws and legislation based on them and other special requirements based on purpose of use of the building.(2) The architectural part of the building design documentation contains at least the plans, views and sections of the building and specifications.

§ 20. Structural part

The structural part to be presented when applying for a building permit shall contain the following information as a minimum:1) normative working loads;2) description of the load bearing and stiffening structure of the buildings, location of min elements and characteristic features;3) foundation solution.

§ 21. Heating and ventilation part

(1) Minimum of the following is determined at heating and ventilation part at application of the building permit:1) general principles and characterization of heating, cooling and ventilation;2) approximate energy need of the building;3) selected heat source;4) principles, approximate capacities and locations of the main equipment of the heating and ventilation systems, such as boilers, ventilation equipment, etc.;5) need for building services installation rooms and shafts;6) need for, location and size of more important building services installation rooms.(2) Locations of utility networks and facilities are provided in the general arrangement, utility network plan, summary plan of utility networks, or, if needed, on separate utility network plan.(3) Technical conditions (if any) received from the possessors of the utility networks are added to the heating and ventilation part of the building design documentation.

§ 22. Water supply and sewage part

(1) Minimum of the following is determined at water supply and sewage part at application of the building permit:1) principles of water supply and sewage, locations of pipelines and most important equipment which consume water or need sewer drains;2) connections to utility networks and facilities;3) necessary flow volumes for water supply and sewage;4) need for treatment of waste and rainwater treatment;5) description of the locations of utility networks and utility works, treatment equipment and water meter assembly;6) artificial recipients of waste water, drainage and rainwater;7) rainwater volumes;8) need of technological water in the building;9) volume and pollution level of technological waste water;10) connection points with utility networks and facilities;11) need for, location and size of building services installation rooms and shafts.(2) Locations of utility networks and facilities are provided in the general arrangement, utility network plan, summary plan of utility networks, or, if needed, on separate utility network plan.(3) Technical conditions (if any) received from the possessors of the utility networks are added to the water supply and sewage part of the building design documentation.

§ 23. The electrical and low-current installations part

(1) Minimum of the following is determined for electrical installation part at application of the building permit:1) existence and principles of electrical systems (lighting equipment and power plants, information communication and security systems, including telephone communication, data communication, antenna system, sound system, audio-video systems, fire alarm system, security alarm system, video guarding, access system, special systems, etc.);2) connections to utility networks and facilities;3) conceptual solutions of electrical power plant and lighting system;4) conceptual solutions of building’s automation;5) technical general data of communication, system description and power needs;6) location and space requirements with location of equipment of building services installation rooms like substation, distribution boards and diesel generator room and shafts;7) location of main cable chutes and electrical board room.(2) Locations of utility networks and facilities are provided in the general arrangement, utility network plan, summary plan of utility networks, or, if needed, on separate utility network plan.(3) Technical conditions (if any) received from the possessors of the utility networks are added to the electrical installation part of the building design documentation.

§ 24. Gas supply part

(1) Minimum of the following is determined for gas supply part at application of the building permit:1) used gas, working pressure;2) approximate gas consumption of the building;3) characterisation of the gas installation and locations of gas boilers and other gas equipment;4) description of the ventilation and exhaust fans of rooms.(2) Locations of utility networks and facilities are provided in the general arrangement, utility network plan, summary plan of utility networks, or, if needed, on separate utility network plan.(3) Technical conditions (if any) received from the possessors of the utility networks are added to the gas supply part of the building design documentation.

§ 25. Fire safety part

(1) Minimum of the following is determined for fire safety part at application of the building permit:1) fire safety category, method and purpose of use of construction work;2) principles for ensuring the fire safety of construction work, including important fire safety requirements;3) fire safety principles based on the distinctive features of the building and description of the circumstances influencing them;4) fire compartmentation of the construction work and the parameters characterising the fire resistance of structures and reaction of building products to fire;5) layout plan and situation plan, indicating both the designed and the existing construction work, public roads and fire-fighting water points, which have an effect on fire safety;6) access of a rescue team to the construction work;7) locations of firewalls and fire compartment structures, including fire doors, windows and lead-throughs in drawings and their fire resistance periods;8) evacuation solution, including the number of persons evacuating, width of evacuation paths and calculation, if necessary, characterisation of stairwells, evacuation exits and the fittings used on them. Evacuation possibilities on the floor plans are indicated for evacuation solution, except in residential building and dwellings, which are not high rise buildings;9) accesses to the basement, attic, roof;10) fire safety of ventilation and heating equipment;11) list of fire safety installations planned for the construction work, and brief description of the manner of their installation;12) minimum water flow rate of the external fire-extinguishing water supply of the construction work, and the solution for ensuring it;13) other essential factors influencing fire safety;14) other fire safety measures in the building;15) restrictions to the number of people staying inside by evacuation areas;16) list of used technical norms, standards or design or other norms.(2) The fire safety part of the building design documentation may consist of references to other parts of building design documentation, such as drawings and diagrams, if the information provided in subsection (1) of this section has been presented also in other parts of building design documentation.

§ 26. Energy performance part

(1) [Repealed - RT I, 22.01.2014, 1 - entry into force 25.01.2014](2) When building or major renovation of residential buildings and other buildings with controlled indoor climate, the information provided in the building design documentation has to make it possible to prepare an energy label on the basis of the results of energy calculation. If the energy performance certificate is required, the chief designer shall prepare or organise preparation of the energy performance certificate based on energy calculations.[RT I, 22.01.2014, 1 - entry into force 25.01.2014](3) In case of construction of a building with climate control or its major renovation works, the recommendations of the design undertaking are presented regarding the energy performance to use the technological systems with high energy performance (e.g heat pump, decentralized energy supply system based on energy produced from renewable energy sources, combined heat and power system, district and local heating or cooling system, specially when it is fully or partially based on energy produced from renewable energy sources), if this can be performed technologically, functionally and economically.[RT I, 22.01.2014, 1 - entry into force 25.01.2014]

Chapter 4 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DIFFERENT BUILDING DESIGN DOCUMENTATIONS

§ 27. Building design documentation for demolition of the building

(1) Building design documentation prepared for partial or full demolition of construction work may be based on a basic geodetic plan, terms of reference of the customer, description of the current situation, positions of interested persons. In addition to the provisions of section 19 of the Building Act, building design documentation prepared for demolition of construction work may also be based on technical specifications of possessors of the utility system, design specifications or orders or precepts of the local government or the Technical Surveillance Authority.(2) The purpose of building design documentation prepared for the demolition of construction work is to provide information to the performer of demolition work on the construction work or a part of it to be demolished, instructions for the safe conduction of demolition works and recycling and utilisation of demolition waste, and to provide information to the local government on the extent of demolition activities to be able to assess the impact of the demolition and issue a permit for the full or partial demolition of construction work.(3) Building design documentation prepared for the demolition of construction work shall include instructions and solutions for the performance of the works with the degree of accuracy (stage) which enables the contractor to complete the works in a safe and environment-friendly manner according to the building design documentation and using trained and experienced labour under the supervision of competent engineering and technical staff.(4) Minimum of the following must be contained in the building design documentation at application of the building permit:1) description of the parts of the construction work to be demolished;2) requirements and methods for and extent of protection of utility networks, buildings and construction works, green areas and other elements to be preserved;3) rechnological description of demolition works, sequence of demolition and safe techniques for the performance of the works;4) conditions and locations for the disconnection of utility networks;5) if appropriate, methods and locations for the disconnection of elements;6) if appropriate, methods for temporary supporting of parts of construction work;7) mapping of hazardous materials contained in the construction work, their presumed types and quantities and requirements for their safe collection and handling by different types;8) approximate quantities of the materials and products obtained, possible sites for their recycling and disposal, gathering and handling by different types of wastes.(5) methods for protection, disconnection or liquidation of utility networks are determined in the building design documentation for demolition of the building. Methods of disconnection or liquidation of the utility networks are coordinated with the owner or possessor of relevant utility network.(6) if needed, the building works organisation plan is prepared for demolition of the building in addition to the building design documentation.(7) The building design documentation for demolition of the building is provided in most common scales.(8) In the case of partial demolition of construction work, building design documentation prepared for the erection of construction work may also contain building design documentation for the demolition of construction work. If relocation of utility networks or any other important building work is required for the performance of demolition works, independent building design documentation shall be prepared therefor.

§ 28. Implementing provisions

(1) [Omitted from this text.](2) Building design documentation for construction work, presented for application for a building permit before 1 January 2011, shall be deemed as conforming to the requirements also if it meets the requirements for building design documentation that were effective at the time of its preparation for application for a building permit.

1Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of the buildings (OJ L 153, 18.06.2010, o 13–35). [RT I, 22.01.2014, 1 - entry into force 25.01.2014]

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